"Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla (; from Old Norse Valhöll ""hall of the slain"") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar and various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir,"
"Rindr Rindr (Old Norse) or Rinda (Latin) (sometimes Anglicized Rind) is a female goddess in Norse mythology, alternatively described as a giantess or a human princess from the east. She was impregnated by Odin and gave birth to the avenger of Baldr's death—in the Old Norse sources, Váli. Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"" refers to Rindr as the mother of Váli and one of the ásynjur (goddesses). The most detailed account is in Book III of the ""Gesta Danorum"", written by Saxo Grammaticus around the early 13th century. There she is called Rinda and is the daughter of the King of"
"the gods is provided. In the account, Freyja is described as having been a concubine of Odin, who bartered sex to four dwarfs for a golden necklace. In the work, the Æsir once lived in a city called Asgard, located in a region called ""Asialand or Asiahome"". Odin was the king of the realm, and made Njörðr and Freyr temple priests. Freyja was the daughter of Njörðr, and was Odin's concubine. Odin deeply loved Freyja, and she was ""the fairest of woman of that day"". Freyja had a beautiful bower, and when the door was shut no one could enter"
"Aslaug Aslaug, also called Aslög, Kráka or Kraba is a queen consort in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Völsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as his third wife. According to the 13th-century ""Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok"", Aslaug was the daughter of Sigurd and the shieldmaiden Brynhildr, but was raised by Brynhildr's foster father Heimer. At the deaths of Sigurd and Brynhildr, Heimer was concerned about Aslaug's security, so he made a harp large enough to hide the girl. He then traveled as a poor harp player carrying the harp containing the girl. They arrived"
"Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn In Norse mythology, the feminine Fjörgyn (Old Norse ""earth"") is described as the mother of the thunder god Thor, son of Odin, and the masculine Fjörgynn is described as the father of the goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. Both names appear in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. A number of theories surround the names, and they have been the subject of scholarly discourse. Fjörgyn is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Hárbarðsljóð"" stanza 56 and ""Völuspá"" stanza 56."
"Huld In Scandinavian mythology, Huld is only referenced by ""völva"" or ""seiðkona"", that is a woman who practiced the seiðr. She is mentioned in the ""Ynglinga saga"", ""Sturlunga saga"" and a late medieval Icelandic tale. In the latter source, she is Odin's mistress and the mother of the demi-goddesses Þorgerðr and Irpa. As her name suggests, Huld may be in origin the same being as the Huldra and the German Holda. In the ""Ynglinga saga"" it is related that she was first hired to kill the Swedish king Vanlade, by his wife Drífa. She ""hag-rode"" him to death. Snorri also"
"early account of the Germanic peoples, Ēostre attested among the pagan Anglo-Saxons, and Sinthgunt attested among the pagan continental Germanic peoples. Examples of goddesses attested in Norse mythology include Frigg (wife of Odin, and the Anglo-Saxon version of whom is namesake of the modern English weekday Friday), Skaði (one time wife of Njörðr), Njerda (Scandinavian name of Nerthus), that also was married to Njörðr during Bronze Age, Freyja (wife of Óðr), Sif (wife of Thor), Gerðr (wife of Freyr), and personifications such as Jörð (earth), Sól (the sun), and Nótt (night). Female deities also play heavily into the Norse concept"
"Edda"", ""Gylfaginning"", High tells Gangleri (the king Gylfi in disguise) that Frigg, daughter of Fjörgynn (Old Norse ""Fjörgynsdóttir"") is married to Odin and that the Æsir are descended from the couple, and adds that ""the earth [""Jörðin""] was [Odin's] daughter and his wife"". According to High, the two had many sons, the first of which was the mighty god Thor. Later in ""Gylfaginning"", Gangleri asks about the ""ásynjur"", a term for Norse goddesses. High says that ""highest"" among them is Frigg and that only Freyja ""is highest in rank next to her"". Frigg dwells in Fensalir ""and it is very"
"to tell. Huld In Scandinavian mythology, Huld is only referenced by ""völva"" or ""seiðkona"", that is a woman who practiced the seiðr. She is mentioned in the ""Ynglinga saga"", ""Sturlunga saga"" and a late medieval Icelandic tale. In the latter source, she is Odin's mistress and the mother of the demi-goddesses Þorgerðr and Irpa. As her name suggests, Huld may be in origin the same being as the Huldra and the German Holda. In the ""Ynglinga saga"" it is related that she was first hired to kill the Swedish king Vanlade, by his wife Drífa. She ""hag-rode"" him to death."
"willingly, and that he thought well of her in return. Gunnlöð In Norse mythology, Gunnlöð (also Gunnlöd) (Old Norse ""battle-invitation"") is a female jötunn princess. Gunnlöð is daughter of the giant Suttungr, who was set guard by him in the mountain Hnitbjorg where he housed the mead of poetry. Her grandfather was Gilling. Gunnlöð was seduced by Odin, who according to the ""Prose Edda"" bargained three nights of sex for three sips of the mead and then tricked her, stealing all of it. However, the poem ""Hávamál"" of the ""Poetic Edda"" tells the story a bit differently: It would seem,"
"called the rival of Odin's wife Frigg and his other giantess concubines, Rindr and Gunnlöd, the mother-in-law of Sif, Thor's wife, daughter of Nótt, and sister of Auðr and Dagr. In ""Lokasenna"", Thor is called ""Jarðar burr"" (""son of Jörð""). In the same verse in ""Völuspá"", he is referred to as ""mǫgr Hlóðyniar"" and ""Fjǫrgyniar burr"" (child of Hlóðyn, Fjörgyn's child). The otherwise unknown Hlóðyn was therefore another name of Jörð. She is usually thought to be identical with Hludana, to whom Roman votive tablets have been found on the Lower Rhine. Jörð In Norse mythology, Jörð (Old Norse ""jǫrð"","
"Gunnlöð In Norse mythology, Gunnlöð (also Gunnlöd) (Old Norse ""battle-invitation"") is a female jötunn princess. Gunnlöð is daughter of the giant Suttungr, who was set guard by him in the mountain Hnitbjorg where he housed the mead of poetry. Her grandfather was Gilling. Gunnlöð was seduced by Odin, who according to the ""Prose Edda"" bargained three nights of sex for three sips of the mead and then tricked her, stealing all of it. However, the poem ""Hávamál"" of the ""Poetic Edda"" tells the story a bit differently: It would seem, from this version of the tale, that Gunnlöð helped Odin"
"to assume"" this to Olrik's theory. Davidson says that while this is, however, complicated by an earlier mention in book two of Hrólfr Kraki's sister and Bödvar Bjarki's wife ""Hrut"", yet this ""Hrut"" is not found elsewhere as a female name. In book six of ""Gesta Danorum"", a figure by the name of ""Rothi"" is mentioned: According to Davidson, this ""Rothi"" may be the same as Róta, though it has been alternately theorized that ""Rothi"" may be a name of Odin. Róta In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. Róta is attested in chapter 36 of the ""Prose Edda"" book"
"Germanic peoples, including the Langobards. Forms of his name appear frequently throughout the Germanic record, though narratives regarding Odin are mainly found in Old Norse works recorded in Iceland, primarily around the 13th century. These texts make up the bulk of modern understanding of Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded, frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often accompanied by his animal companions and familiars—the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him information from all over —and rides"
"Odin In Germanic mythology, Odin (; from , ) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most surviving information about the god, Odin is associated with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, Odin was known in Old English as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as ' or ', all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym . Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of"
"political part after the death of her spouse. Ingerid of Denmark Ingerid Swendsdatter of Denmark also called ""Ingrid"", (11th century – d. after 1093) was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Olaf III of Norway. Ingerid Swensdatter was the daughter of King Sweyn II of Denmark. It is not known which one of her father's wives and concubines who was the mother of Ingerid. She was married to Olav Kyrre in 1067 in a marriage arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Denmark and Norway, and became Queen of Norway upon marriage the"
"Norns), those who govern the lives and destinies of dwarfs are also known as ""Dvalin's daughters"". In ""Hervarar saga"", Dvalin is one of a pair of dwarves (including Durin) who forged the magic sword Tyrfing. In the ""Sörla þáttr"", an Icelandic short story written by two Christian priests in the 15th century, Dvalin is the name of one of the four dwarves (including Alfrigg, Berling and Grer) who fashioned a necklace which was later acquired by a woman called Freyja, who is King Odin's concubine, after she agreed to spend a night with each of them. J. R. R. Tolkien"
"German Phol and Volla may also be a pair. Sister-wife of Njörðr In Norse mythology, the sister-wife of Njörðr is the unnamed wife and sister of the god Njörðr, with whom he is described as having had the (likewise incestuous) twin children Freyr and Freyja. This shadowy goddess is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Lokasenna"", recorded in the 13th century by an unknown source, and the ""Heimskringla"" book ""Ynglinga saga"", a euhemerized account of the Norse gods composed by Snorri Sturluson also in the 13th century but based on earlier traditional material. The figure receives no further mention in"
"Þrúðr Þrúðr (Old Norse for ""strength""), sometimes anglicized as Thrúd or Thrud, is a daughter of the major god Thor and the goddess Sif in Norse mythology. Þrúðr is also the name of one of the valkyries who serve ale to the einherjar in Valhalla (""Grímnismál"", stanza 36). The two may or may not be the same figure. Þrúðr is attested in the following sources: The ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Alvíssmál"", in which a dwarf, Alvíss, claims to be engaged to Thor's daughter, may be about Þrúðr, but the daughter is not named. The ""Prose Edda"" book ""Skáldskaparmál"" tells that Thor"
"Ingerid of Denmark Ingerid Swendsdatter of Denmark also called ""Ingrid"", (11th century – d. after 1093) was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Queen consort, spouse of King Olaf III of Norway. Ingerid Swensdatter was the daughter of King Sweyn II of Denmark. It is not known which one of her father's wives and concubines who was the mother of Ingerid. She was married to Olav Kyrre in 1067 in a marriage arranged as a part of the peace treaty between Denmark and Norway, and became Queen of Norway upon marriage the same year. To further strengthen the alliance Olav"
"not Sigmund because of the Volsung blood. According to legend, the Volsung family descended from Odin, and were therefore part god. Sigmund had more god-like blood in him than Sinfjötli, so Sigmund could withstand the poison, and Sinfjötli could not. Borghild In Norse mythology, Borghild was the first wife of Sigmund. She bore him two sons, Hamund and Helgi. She is the personification of the evening mist, or perhaps the moon, who kills the light of day. Sinfjötli (Borghild's step-son) ""saw a lovely woman and strongly desired to have her. The brother of Borghild, the wife of King Sigmund, had"
"Bestla In Norse mythology, Bestla ( ) is the mother of the gods Odin, Vili and Vé by way of Borr, the sister of an unnamed being who assisted Odin, and the daughter or, depending on source, granddaughter of the jötunn Bölþorn. Bestla is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In the ""Poetic Edda"", Bestla receives a single mention. This sole attestation appears in the poem ""Hávamál"" 140, where Odin recounts his gaining of nine"
"a banquet held by Ægir. These gods and goddesses include Odin and, ""his wife"", Frigg. Frigg is mentioned throughout the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Frigg is first mentioned in the ""Prose Edda"" Prologue (Prose Edda), wherein a euhemerized account of the Norse gods is provided. The author describes Frigg as the wife of Odin, and, in a case of folk etymology, the author attempts to associate the name ""Frigg"" with the Latin-influenced form ""Frigida"". The Prologue adds that both Frigg and Odin ""had the gift of prophecy"". In the next section of the ""Prose"
"while Odin was away, Odin's brothers Vili and Vé oversaw Odin's holdings. Once, while Odin was gone for an extended period, the Æsir concluded that he was not coming back. His brothers started to divvy up Odin's inheritance, ""but his wife Frigg they shared between them. However, a short while afterwards, [Odin] returned and took possession of his wife again. In ""Völsunga saga"", the great king Rerir and his wife (unnamed) are unable to conceive a child; ""that lack displeased them both, and they fervently implored the gods that they might have a child. It is said that Frigg heard"
"in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Skírnismál""; the coming together of Gerðr and Freyr. In chapter 19 of the ""Prose Edda"" book ""Skáldskaparmál"", Gerðr is listed among ""rivals"" of the goddess Frigg, a list of sexual partners of Frigg's husband, Odin. Instead of ""Gerðr"", the jötunn Gríðr, mother of Odin's son Víðarr according to the ""Prose Edda"", was probably intended. One manuscript has Gríðr corrected to Gerðr. Andy Orchard notes that it may nonetheless be an intentional inclusion in view of ""Odin's notorious appetites"". Scholar John Lindow comments that Gerðr's name has been etymologically associated with the earth and enclosures and"
"Sigyn In Norse mythology, Sigyn (Old Norse ""victorious girl-friend"") is a goddess and is the wife of Loki. Sigyn is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the ""Poetic Edda"", little information is provided about Sigyn other than her role in assisting Loki during his captivity. In the ""Prose Edda"", her role in helping her husband through his time spent in bondage is stated again, she appears in various kennings, and her status as a goddess is mentioned twice. Sigyn"
"the word's descendants in the modern Scandinavian languages; Icelandic ""jörð"", Faroese ""jørð"", Danish, Swedish and Norwegian ""jord"". It is cognate to English ""earth"" through Old English ""eorðe"". In ""Gylfaginning"", the first part of the Prose Edda, Jörð is described as one of Odin's sexual partners and the mother of Thor. She is the daughter of Annar and Nótt and half-sister of Auðr and Dagr. However, scholar Haukur Thorgeirsson points out that the four manuscripts of ""Gylfaginning"" vary in their descriptions of the family relations between Nótt, Jörð, Dagr, and Dellingr. In other words, depending on the manuscript, either Jörð or"
"peace, exchanged ambassadors (hostages), and intermarried. The Norse mythology describes the cooperation after the war, as well as differences between the ""Æsir"" and the ""Vanir"" which were considered scandalous by the other side. The goddess Freyja of the ""Vanir"" taught magic to the ""Æsir"", while the two sides discover that while ""Æsir"" forbid mating between siblings, ""Vanir"" accepted such mating. Temples hosting images of Nordic deities (such as Thor, Odin and Freyr), as well as pagan worship rituals, continued in Nordic countries through the 12th century, according to historical records. This shocked Christian missionaries, and over time Christian equivalents were"
"Thor's wife Sif of adultery, a charge that is never denied and may have been commonly known. They also speak identical half-lines, accusing Thor of being unmanly. Despite these arguments, this theory was rejected by later scholars such as Finnur Jónsson, Fredrick Sander, and Felix Niedner, in favor of identifying Hárbarð with Odin, based, among other things, on Odin's statement in ""Grimnismál"" 47 that Hárbarð is one of his by-names. Hárbarðsljóð Hárbarðsljóð (""Lay of Hárbarðr"") is one of the poems of the ""Poetic Edda"", found in the Codex Regius and AM 748 I 4to manuscripts. It is a flyting poem"
"with two other Icelandic romances as ""Der Held des Nordens"" (The Hero of the North). A principal character in the television series ""Vikings"" (2013), played by Alyssa Sutherland, is loosely based on the legend, and introduced to Ragnar in the manner it described. Aslaug also appears as a daughter of Loki in the ""Red Queen's War"" series of fantasy novels by Mark Lawrence. Aslaug Aslaug, also called Aslög, Kráka or Kraba is a queen consort in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Völsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as his third wife. According to the"
"Agnar. Thora died of an illness, while Eiríkr and Agnar died in or following a battle with Eysteinn Beli, an Earl of Sweden appointed by Ragnar. Ragnar later married Aslaug (""Aslög""), the daughter of Sigurd and Brynhildr. The story appears in ""Krákumál"", the ""Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok's sons"", ""Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok"", ""Gesta Danorum"" and ""Bósa saga ok Herrauds"". According to the last saga, the lindworm was hatched from an egg that Herrauðr had taken in Bjarmland. Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr Thora Borgarhjört (, which literally means ""Thora Town-Hart""), is an apparently mythical character in the Norse sagas – the wife of"
"Sif In Norse mythology, Sif () is a goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the ""Poetic Edda"" and the ""Prose Edda"", Sif is the wife of the thunder god Thor and is known for her golden hair. In the ""Prose Edda"", Sif is named as the mother of the goddess Þrúðr by Thor and of Ullr with a father whose name is not recorded. The ""Prose"
"dressed in a fishing net. This is the story of the Norse fairy figure Kraka in the Norse mythology. Kraka is also known as the legendary Aslög (Aslaug) in the Norse mythology. She is the daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild Fafnesbane, wife of Ragnar Lodbrok. Aslaug, Aslög, Kraka, Kráka or Randalin, was a queen of Scandinavian mythology who appears in Snorri’s Edda, the Völsunga saga and the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok. Some other Swedish painters, who had earlier painted """"Kraka"""", are Mårten Eskil Winge (1825–1896) and August Malmström (1829–1901). David Wallin was engaged in springtime 1905 and in September the"